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Li LS, Yang L, Zhuang L, Ye ZY, Zhao WG, Gong WP. From immunology to artificial intelligence: revolutionizing latent tuberculosis infection diagnosis with machine learning. Mil Med Res 2023; 10:58. [PMID: 38017571 PMCID: PMC10685516 DOI: 10.1186/s40779-023-00490-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023] Open
Abstract
Latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) has become a major source of active tuberculosis (ATB). Although the tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay can be used to diagnose LTBI, these methods can only differentiate infected individuals from healthy ones but cannot discriminate between LTBI and ATB. Thus, the diagnosis of LTBI faces many challenges, such as the lack of effective biomarkers from Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) for distinguishing LTBI, the low diagnostic efficacy of biomarkers derived from the human host, and the absence of a gold standard to differentiate between LTBI and ATB. Sputum culture, as the gold standard for diagnosing tuberculosis, is time-consuming and cannot distinguish between ATB and LTBI. In this article, we review the pathogenesis of MTB and the immune mechanisms of the host in LTBI, including the innate and adaptive immune responses, multiple immune evasion mechanisms of MTB, and epigenetic regulation. Based on this knowledge, we summarize the current status and challenges in diagnosing LTBI and present the application of machine learning (ML) in LTBI diagnosis, as well as the advantages and limitations of ML in this context. Finally, we discuss the future development directions of ML applied to LTBI diagnosis.
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- Lin-Sheng Li
- Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Senior Department of Tuberculosis, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091, China
- Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei, China
- Senior Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091, China
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- Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei, China
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- Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei, China
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- Hebei North University, Zhangjiakou, 075000, Hebei, China
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- Senior Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of New Techniques of Tuberculosis Diagnosis and Treatment, Senior Department of Tuberculosis, the Eighth Medical Center of PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100091, China.
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Touré H, Galindo LA, Lagune M, Glatigny S, Waterhouse RM, Guénal I, Herrmann JL, Girard-Misguich F, Szuplewski S. Mycobacterium abscessus resists the innate cellular response by surviving cell lysis of infected phagocytes. PLoS Pathog 2023; 19:e1011257. [PMID: 36972320 PMCID: PMC10079227 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1011257] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2022] [Revised: 04/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Mycobacterium abscessus is the most pathogenic species among the predominantly saprophytic fast-growing mycobacteria. This opportunistic human pathogen causes severe infections that are difficult to eradicate. Its ability to survive within the host was described mainly with the rough (R) form of M. abscessus, which is lethal in several animal models. This R form is not present at the very beginning of the disease but appears during the progression and the exacerbation of the mycobacterial infection, by transition from a smooth (S) form. However, we do not know how the S form of M. abscessus colonizes and infects the host to then multiply and cause the disease. In this work, we were able to show the hypersensitivity of fruit flies, Drosophila melanogaster, to intrathoracic infections by the S and R forms of M. abscessus. This allowed us to unravel how the S form resists the innate immune response developed by the fly, both the antimicrobial peptides- and cellular-dependent immune responses. We demonstrate that intracellular M. abscessus was not killed within the infected phagocytic cells, by resisting lysis and caspase-dependent apoptotic cell death of Drosophila infected phagocytes. In mice, in a similar manner, intra-macrophage M. abscessus was not killed when M. abscessus-infected macrophages were lysed by autologous natural killer cells. These results demonstrate the propensity of the S form of M. abscessus to resist the host’s innate responses to colonize and multiply within the host.
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- Hamadoun Touré
- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, Infection et Inflammation, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, Infection et Inflammation, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, Infection et Inflammation, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, Infection et Inflammation, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France
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- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, and the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, Infection et Inflammation, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpitaux Universitaires Ile-de-France Ouest, GHU Paris-Saclay, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, Garches, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, UVSQ, INSERM, Infection et Inflammation, Montigny-Le-Bretonneux, France
- * E-mail: (FGM); (SS)
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Ma J, Zhao S, Gao X, Wang R, Liu J, Zhou X, Zhou Y. The Roles of Inflammasomes in Host Defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pathogens 2021; 10:pathogens10020120. [PMID: 33503864 PMCID: PMC7911501 DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10020120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2021] [Accepted: 01/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection is characterized by granulomatous lung lesions and systemic inflammatory responses during active disease. Inflammasome activation is involved in regulation of inflammation. Inflammasomes are multiprotein complexes serving a platform for activation of caspase-1, which cleaves the proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β) and IL-18 into their active forms. These cytokines play an essential role in MTB control. MTB infection triggers activation of the nucleotide-binding domain, leucine-rich-repeat containing family, pyrin domain-containing 3 (NLRP3) and absent in melanoma 2 (AIM2) inflammasomes in vitro, but only AIM2 and apoptosis-associated speck-like protein containing a caspase-activation recruitment domain (ASC), rather than NLRP3 or caspase-1, favor host survival and restriction of mycobacterial replication in vivo. Interferons (IFNs) inhibits MTB-induced inflammasome activation and IL-1 signaling. In this review, we focus on activation and regulation of the NLRP3 and AIM2 inflammasomes after exposure to MTB, as well as the effect of inflammasome activation on host defense against the infection.
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- Jialu Ma
- College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China; (J.M.); (S.Z.); (X.G.); (R.W.); (J.L.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China; (J.M.); (S.Z.); (X.G.); (R.W.); (J.L.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China; (J.M.); (S.Z.); (X.G.); (R.W.); (J.L.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China; (J.M.); (S.Z.); (X.G.); (R.W.); (J.L.)
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China; (J.M.); (S.Z.); (X.G.); (R.W.); (J.L.)
- Immunology Research Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China
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- State Key Laboratories for Agrobiotechnology, Key Laboratory of Animal Epidemiology of the Ministry of Agriculture, National Animal Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China;
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China; (J.M.); (S.Z.); (X.G.); (R.W.); (J.L.)
- Immunology Research Center, Medical Research Institute, Southwest University, Chongqing 402460, China
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Lu Q, Zhang W, Fang J, Zheng J, Dong C, Xiong S. Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv1096, facilitates mycobacterial survival by modulating the NF-κB/MAPK pathway as peptidoglycan N-deacetylase. Mol Immunol 2020; 127:47-55. [PMID: 32927163 DOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2020.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 08/13/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is an intracellular pathogen that can infect and replicate in macrophages. Peptidoglycan (PGN) is a major component of the mycobacterial cell wall and is recognized by host pattern recognition receptors (PRRs). Many bacteria modulate and evade the immune defenses of their hosts through PGN deacetylation. Rv1096 was previously characterized as a PGN N-deacetylase gene in Mtb. However, the underlying mechanism by which Rv1096 regulates host immune defenses during macrophage infection remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the role of Rv1096 in evading host immunity using a recombinant M. smegmatis expressing exogenous Rv1096 and Rv1096-deleted Mtb strain H37Rv mutant. We found that Rv1096 promoted intracellular bacillary survival and inhibited the inflammatory response in M. smegmatis- or Mtb-infected macrophages. The inhibition of mycobacteria-induced inflammatory response in macrophages was at least partially due to NF-κB and MAPK activation downstream of TLR and NOD signaling pathways. Furthermore, we found that Rv1096 inhibitory effect on inflammatory response was associated with TLR2, TLR4 and NOD2. Finally, we demonstrated the PGN deacetylase activity of Rv1096 by Fourier transform IR and Rv1096 NODB deficient mutant. Our findings suggest that Rv1096 may deacetylate PGNs to evade PRRs recognition, thus protecting Mtb from host immune surveillance and clearance in macrophages.
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- Qian Lu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institutes of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China.
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Magallanes-Puebla A, Espinosa-Cueto P, López-Marín LM, Mancilla R. Mycobacterial glycolipid Di-O-acyl trehalose promotes a tolerogenic profile in dendritic cells. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0207202. [PMID: 30532264 PMCID: PMC6287779 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0207202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Due to prolonged coevolution with the human being, Mycobacterium tuberculosis has acquired a sophisticated capacity to evade host immunity and persist in a latent state in the infected individual. As part of this evolutive process, mycobacteria have developed a highly complex cell wall that acts as a protective barrier. Herein we studied the effects of Di-O-acyl trehalose, a cell-wall glycolipid of virulent mycobacteria on murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells. We have demonstrated that Di-O-Acyl-trehalose promotes a tolerogenic phenotype in bone marrow-derived murine DCs activated with mycobacterial antigens and Toll-like receptor agonists. This phenotype included low expression of antigen presentation and costimulatory molecules and altered cytokine production with downregulation of IL-12 and upregulation of IL-10, an anti-inflammatory cytokine. Additional markers of tolerogenicity were the expression of Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase and CD25. Furthermore, Di-O-Acyl-Trehalose promoted the expansion of FoxP3+ regulatory T lymphocytes. A better understanding of mycobacterial cell-wall components involved in the evasion of immunity is a prerequisite to designing better strategies to fight tuberculosis.
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- Alejandro Magallanes-Puebla
- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
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- Departamento de Ingeniería Molecular de Materiales¸ Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Querétaro, México
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- Departamento de Inmunología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México City, México
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Li F, Feng L, Jin C, Wu X, Fan L, Xiong S, Dong Y. LpqT improves mycobacteria survival in macrophages by inhibiting TLR2 mediated inflammatory cytokine expression and cell apoptosis. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2018; 111:57-66. [PMID: 30029916 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2018.05.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2018] [Revised: 05/11/2018] [Accepted: 05/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Tuberculosis is a severe infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). LpqT is a lipoprotein of Mtb identified as a candidate virulence factor by a high-throughput screen searching for genes important for mycobacteria intracellular survival. To investigate its function, we constructed M. smegmatis strains deficient of LpqT or overexpressing LpqT. Wildtype or LpqT modified M. smegmatis strains were used to infect macrophages and mice, and intracellular survival of mycobacteria was measured. We found that LpqT can improve M. smegmatis survival in macrophage cell line, bone marrow derived macrophages (BMDMs), and murine lungs. This survival promoting effect is dependent on TLR2 and Myd88. Western blot analysis of M. smegmatis infected macrophages showed that LpqT suppressed M. smegmatis induced NF-κB and MAPK phosphorylation, indicating that LpqT hampered TLR2 signal activation. In consistent with this, LpqT inhibited M. smegmatis induced inflammatory cytokine expression and cell apoptosis in macrophages, thus supported mycobacteria intracellular survival.
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- Fengge Li
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Infection and Immunity, Institute of Biology and Medical Sciences, Soochow University, 199 Renai Road, SIP, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China.
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This article describes the nature of the host response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the mouse and guinea pig models of infection. It describes the great wealth of information obtained from the mouse model, reflecting the general availability of immunological reagents, as well as genetic manipulations of the mouse strains themselves. This has led to a good understanding of the nature of the T-cell response to the infection, as well as an appreciation of the complexity of the response involving multiple cytokine- and chemokine-mediated systems. As described here and elsewhere, we have a growing understanding of how multiple CD4-positive T-cell subsets are involved, including regulatory T cells, TH17 cells, as well as the subsequent emergence of effector and central memory T-cell subsets. While, in contrast, our understanding of the host response in the guinea pig model is less advanced, considerable strides have been made in the past decade in terms of defining the basis of the immune response, as well as a better understanding of the immunopathologic process. This model has long been the gold standard for vaccine testing, and more recently is being revisited as a model for testing new drug regimens (bedaquiline being the latest example).
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Tapping RI, Tobias PS. Mycobacterial lipoarabinomannan mediates physical interactions between TLR1 and TLR2 to induce signaling. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016. [DOI: 10.1177/09680519030090040801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Mycobacteria and their cell wall component lipoarabinomannan (LAM) have recently been established as agonists for TLR2. Our transfection studies with single and pairwise combinations of TLRs 1, 2, 6 and 10 reveal that only TLR1 and TLR2 together mediate strong activation of NF-KB-driven luciferase activity in response to LAM. Co-operative signaling by TLR1 and TLR2 is observed using either non-capped or mannose-capped LAM as a stimulus. Moreover, we have found that phosphatidylinositol mannosides, simple biosynthetic precursors of LAM, also activate cells through the combined actions of TLR1 and TLR2. Co-immunoprecipitation studies show that TLR1 and TLR2 are physically associated, independently of the presence of LAM. To address the mechanism of LAM-induced TLR activation we have used TLR fusion proteins in a protein fragment complementation assay. The results of this assay suggest that LAM alters the physical interaction between the intracellular signaling domains of TLR1 and TLR2. Together, these results identify LAM as an agonist for TLR1 and TLR2 and support the idea that LAM initiates transmembrane signaling by altering the physical association between TLR1 and TLR2.
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- Richard I. Tapping
- Department of Microbiology, College of Medicine, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, USA
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- Department of Immunology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, California, USA,
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BACKGROUND Inborn errors of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ)-mediated immunity underlie disseminated disease caused by Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) live vaccines. We hypothesized that some patients with osteitis after BCG vaccination may have an impaired IFN-γ immunity. Our aim was to investigate interleukin (IL)-12 and IFN-γ ex vivo production stimulated with BCG and BCG + IFN-γ or BCG + IL-12, respectively, in BCG osteitis survivors. METHODS Fresh blood samples were collected from 132 former BCG osteitis Finnish patients now aged 21-49 years, and IL-12 and IFN-γ were measured in cell cultures with and without stimulation with BCG and with BCG + IFN-γ or BCG + IL-12, respectively. As a pilot study, known disease-causing genes controlling IFN-γ immunity (IFNGR1, IFNGR2, STAT1, IL12B, IL12RB1, ISG15, IRF8, NEMO and CYBB) were investigated in 20 selected patients by whole exome sequencing. RESULTS By the limit of <5th percentile, ex vivo IL-12 concentration and increase in concentration was low in 5 and ex vivo IFN-γ concentration and increase in concentration was low in 6 patients (including 2 samples with both IL-12 and IFN-γ findings). By the limit of <10th percentile, an additional 6 and 4 patients were, respectively, detected (including 2 samples with both findings). With 2 exceptions, low concentrations and low increases in concentrations picked-up the same cases. Mutations in known disease-causing IFN-γ-related genes were not found in any of these patients. CONCLUSION These findings call for searching of mutations in new genes governing IFN-γ-dependent immunity to live BCG vaccine.
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Mukherjee S, Karmakar S, Babu SPS. TLR2 and TLR4 mediated host immune responses in major infectious diseases: a review. Braz J Infect Dis 2016; 20:193-204. [PMID: 26775799 PMCID: PMC9427569 DOI: 10.1016/j.bjid.2015.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 243] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2015] [Revised: 10/13/2015] [Accepted: 10/16/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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During the course of evolution, multicellular organisms have been orchestrated with an efficient and versatile immune system to counteract diverse group of pathogenic organisms. Pathogen recognition is considered as the most critical step behind eliciting adequate immune response during an infection. Hitherto Toll-like receptors (TLRs), especially the surface ones viz. TLR2 and TLR4 have gained immense importance due to their extreme ability of identifying distinct molecular patterns from invading pathogens. These pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) not only act as innate sensor but also shape and bridge innate and adaptive immune responses. In addition, they also play a pivotal role in regulating the balance between Th1 and Th2 type of response essential for the survivability of the host. In this work, major achievements rather findings made on the typical signalling and immunopathological attributes of TLR2 and TLR4 mediated host response against the major infectious diseases have been reviewed. Infectious diseases like tuberculosis, trypanosomiasis, malaria, and filariasis are still posing myriad threat to mankind. Furthermore, increasing resistance of the causative organisms against available therapeutics is also an emerging problem. Thus, stimulation of host immune response with TLR2 and TLR4 agonist can be the option of choice to treat such diseases in future.
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Tuberculosis remains a serious human public health concern. The coevolution between its pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis and human host complicated the way to prevent and cure TB. Apoptosis plays subtle role in this interaction. The pathogen endeavors to manipulate the apoptosis via diverse effectors targeting key signaling nodes. In this paper, we summarized the effectors pathogen used to subvert the apoptosis, such as LpqH, ESAT-6/CFP-10, LAMs. The interplay between different forms of cell deaths, such as apoptosis, autophagy, necrosis, is also discussed with a focus on the modes of action of effectors, and implications for better TB control.
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Hassan SA. In silico approach to identify the role of a putative protein MAP1138c in the virulence of Johne’s disease. Genes Genomics 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-014-0258-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Khan N, Vidyarthi A, Pahari S, Agrewala JN. Distinct Strategies Employed by Dendritic Cells and Macrophages in Restricting Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection: Different Philosophies but Same Desire. Int Rev Immunol 2015; 35:386-398. [PMID: 25793750 DOI: 10.3109/08830185.2015.1015718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages (Mϕs) are professional antigen-presenting cells (APCs) that can efficiently phagocytose Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), the etiological agent of tuberculosis (TB). It is quite interesting to mention here that DCs and Mϕs use distinct strategies to combat and eliminate Mtb. Similarly, Mtb employs different mechanisms to counteract the action of DCs and Mϕs. Mϕs are evolved with specialized, innate, defensive machinery to restrict growth of Mtb at the initial phase of infection. However, DCs are more endowed toward initiating adaptive immunity by activating naïve T cells. During encounter with Mtb, DCs and Mϕs deliver discrete functions via triggering through different pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) expressed by these APCs. Mtb-infected DCs and Mϕs show differential expression of genes encoding cytokines, chemokines, costimulatory molecules, and adhesion molecules. Interestingly, Mtb impairs the immune defensive machinery by exploiting various PRRs. Remarkably, selective signaling through PRRs by Mtb abrogates the bactericidal activity of Mϕs, but subverts differentiation of monocytes to DCs. In this article, we highlight the role of PRRs in inducing distinct immune response by DCs and Mϕs against Mtb. Concurrently, we also discuss smart strategies exploited by Mtb to impair the function of host DCs and Mϕs.
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- Nargis Khan
- a CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology , Chandigarh , India
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- a CSIR-Institute of Microbial Technology , Chandigarh , India
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Kanagawa H, Niki Y, Kobayashi T, Sato Y, Katsuyama E, Fujie A, Hao W, Miyamoto K, Tando T, Watanabe R, Morita M, Morioka H, Matsumoto M, Toyama Y, Miyamoto T. Mycobacterium tuberculosis promotes arthritis development through Toll-like receptor 2. J Bone Miner Metab 2015; 33:135-41. [PMID: 24633489 DOI: 10.1007/s00774-014-0575-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/26/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a multifactorial disease caused by genetic and environmental factors: however, precise molecular mechanisms underlying its pathogenesis remain largely unknown. Treatment of RA patients with disease-modifying biological agents occasionally promotes Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection or recurrence of M. tuberculosis, although how infection promotes arthritis has not been characterized. Here, we found that arthritis phenotypes in a collagen-induced mouse model were evident only when killed M. tuberculosis was co-administered. Treatment of cultured macrophages with killed M. tuberculosis promoted production of IL-6, a major inflammatory cytokine in RA patients, while similar treatment of TLR2-deficient macrophages failed to induce IL-6 expression. Arthritis scores, joint destruction, and serum IL-6 levels were all significantly ameliorated in TLR2-deficient compared with wild-type mice, even in animals treated with killed M. tuberculosis. These results suggest that M. tuberculosis infection enhances arthritis development and that TLR2 could serve as a therapeutic target for some forms of the disease.
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- Hiroya Kanagawa
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinano-machi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 160-8582, Japan
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Saraav I, Singh S, Sharma S. Outcome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Toll-like receptor interaction: immune response or immune evasion? Immunol Cell Biol 2014; 92:741-6. [PMID: 24983458 DOI: 10.1038/icb.2014.52] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2014] [Revised: 05/22/2014] [Accepted: 05/25/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis), the causative agent of tuberculosis, is an intracellular bacterium capable of surviving and persisting within host mononuclear cells. The host response against tubercle bacilli is dominated by fine-tuned interaction of innate and adaptive immune responses. Toll-like receptors (TLRs) play a critical role in the formation of this immune response by facilitating in elaboration of protective T helper type 1 (Th1) cytokines and microbicidal molecules, but the intracellular persistence of M. tuberculosis in the phagosome and processing and presentation of TLR ligands by host antigen-presenting cell leads to continuous and chronic TLR2 signaling. The prolonged stimulation of TLR ultimately results in elaboration of immunosuppressive cytokines and downregulation of antigen presentation by major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II and therefore becomes beneficial for M. tuberculosis, resulting in its continued survival inside macrophages. An understanding of the host-pathogen interaction in tuberculosis is important to delineate the mechanisms that can modulate the immune response toward protection. This review focuses on the role of TLRs in immune response and immune evasion and how M. tuberculosis maintains its dominance over the host during infection. A precise understanding of the TLRs and M. tuberculosis interaction will undoubtedly lead to the development of novel therapies to combat tuberculosis.
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- Iti Saraav
- DS Kothari Centre for Research and Innovation in Science Education, Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- DS Kothari Centre for Research and Innovation in Science Education, Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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- DS Kothari Centre for Research and Innovation in Science Education, Miranda House, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
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Nouailles G, Dorhoi A, Koch M, Zerrahn J, Weiner J, Faé KC, Arrey F, Kuhlmann S, Bandermann S, Loewe D, Mollenkopf HJ, Vogelzang A, Meyer-Schwesinger C, Mittrücker HW, McEwen G, Kaufmann SHE. CXCL5-secreting pulmonary epithelial cells drive destructive neutrophilic inflammation in tuberculosis. J Clin Invest 2014; 124:1268-82. [PMID: 24509076 DOI: 10.1172/jci72030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2013] [Accepted: 11/27/2013] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Successful host defense against numerous pulmonary infections depends on bacterial clearance by polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs); however, excessive PMN accumulation can result in life-threatening lung injury. Local expression of CXC chemokines is critical for PMN recruitment. The impact of chemokine-dependent PMN recruitment during pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is not fully understood. Here, we analyzed expression of genes encoding CXC chemokines in M. tuberculosis-infected murine lung tissue and found that M. tuberculosis infection promotes upregulation of Cxcr2 and its ligand Cxcl5. To determine the contribution of CXCL5 in pulmonary PMN recruitment, we generated Cxcl5(-/-) mice and analyzed their immune response against M. tuberculosis. Both Cxcr2(-/-) mice and Cxcl5(-/-) mice, which are deficient for only one of numerous CXCR2 ligands, exhibited enhanced survival compared with that of WT mice following high-dose M. tuberculosis infection. The resistance of Cxcl5(-/-) mice to M. tuberculosis infection was not due to heightened M. tuberculosis clearance but was the result of impaired PMN recruitment, which reduced pulmonary inflammation. Lung epithelial cells were the main source of CXCL5 upon M. tuberculosis infection, and secretion of CXCL5 was reduced by blocking TLR2 signaling. Together, our data indicate that TLR2-induced epithelial-derived CXCL5 is critical for PMN-driven destructive inflammation in pulmonary tuberculosis.
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Singh OP, Sundar S. Whole blood assay and visceral leishmaniasis: Challenges and promises. Immunobiology 2014; 219:323-8. [PMID: 24571797 DOI: 10.1016/j.imbio.2014.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2013] [Revised: 12/05/2013] [Accepted: 01/19/2014] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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For years, the ability to study immune responses in patients with active visceral leishmaniasis (VL) has been hampered by the absence of detectable antigen-specific Th1 responses using cells from peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs). Employing whole blood assay (WBA), we recently reported that whole blood cells of active VL patients maintain the capacity to secrete significant levels of antigen driven IFN-γ and IL-10. Furthermore, WBA that uses soluble leishmania antigen (SLA) have advantages over the leishmanin skin test (LST), in terms of higher specificity and better correlation with surrogate markers of exposures to Leishmania donovani. These findings open the door to a series of immunological and epidemiological studies not previously possible for VL. In the present review, we discuss current status, future perspectives as well as obstacles in the research on WBA. Research in this area is essential for development of potential immunological and epidemiological tools for VL.
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- Om Prakash Singh
- Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India
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- Infectious Disease Research Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, India.
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Matsuyama M, Ishii Y, Yageta Y, Ohtsuka S, Ano S, Matsuno Y, Morishima Y, Yoh K, Takahashi S, Ogawa K, Hogaboam CM, Hizawa N. Role of Th1/Th17 Balance Regulated by T-bet in a Mouse Model of Mycobacterium avium Complex Disease. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2014; 192:1707-17. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1302258] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Kumar A, Lewin A, Rani PS, Qureshi IA, Devi S, Majid M, Kamal E, Marek S, Hasnain SE, Ahmed N. Dormancy Associated Translation Inhibitor (DATIN/Rv0079) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis interacts with TLR2 and induces proinflammatory cytokine expression. Cytokine 2013; 64:258-64. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2013.06.310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2013] [Revised: 05/28/2013] [Accepted: 06/03/2013] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Nishimura T, Zhao X, Gan H, Koyasu S, Remold HG. The prostaglandin E2 receptor EP4 is integral to a positive feedback loop for prostaglandin E2 production in human macrophages infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. FASEB J 2013; 27:3827-36. [PMID: 23759445 DOI: 10.1096/fj.13-228858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is an important biological mediator involved in the defense against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) infection. Previously, we reported that in macrophages (Mϕs), infection with avirulent Mtb H37Ra resulted in inhibition of necrosis by an inhibitory effect on mitochondrial permeability transition via the PGE2 receptor EP2. However, human Mϕs also express EP4, a PGE2 receptor functionally closely related to EP2 that also couples to stimulatory guanine nucleotide binding protein, but the functional differences between EP2 and EP4 in Mtb-infected Mϕs have been unclear. EP4 antagonist addition to H37Ra-infected Mϕs inhibited the expression of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX2) and microsomal prostaglandin E synthase-1 (mPGES-1), which are involved in PGE2 production. Moreover, H37Ra infection induced PGE2 production through the Toll-like receptor (TLR) 2/p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling pathway. Induction of COX2 and mPGES-1 expression by TLR2 stimulation or Mtb infection was increased after additional stimulation with EP4 agonist. Hence, in Mtb-infected Mϕs, PGE2 production induced by pathogen recognition receptors/p38 MAPK signaling is up-regulated by EP4-triggered signaling to maintain an effective PGE2 concentration.
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- Tomoyasu Nishimura
- Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Department of Medicine, , Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Front S, Bourigault ML, Rose S, Noria S, Quesniaux VFJ, Martin OR. Synthesis and biological investigation of PIM mimics carrying biotin or a fluorescent label for cellular imaging. Bioconjug Chem 2012. [PMID: 23190446 DOI: 10.1021/bc3004974] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Phosphatidyl inositol mannosides (PIMs) are constituents of the mycobacterial cell wall; these glycolipids are known to exhibit potent inhibitory activity toward the LPS-induced production of cytokines by macrophages, and therefore have potential as anti-inflammatory agents. Recently, heterocyclic analogues of PIMs in which the inositol is replaced by a piperidine (aza-PIM mimics) or a tetrahydropyran moiety (oxa-PIM mimics) have been prepared by short synthetic sequences and shown to retain the biological activity of the parent PIM structures. In this investigation, the aza-PIM analogue was used as a convenient scaffold to link biotin or a fluorescent label (tetramethyl-rhodamine) by way of an aminocaproyl spacer, with the goal of using these conjugates for intracellular localization and for the study of the mechanism of their antiinflammatory action. The synthesis of these compounds is reported, as well as the evaluation of their activities as inhibitors of LPS-induced cytokine production by macrophages (TNFα, IL12p40); preliminary investigations by FACS and confocal microscopy indicated that PIM-biotin conjugate binds to macrophage membranes with rapid kinetics.
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- Sophie Front
- Institut de Chimie Organique et Analytique, Université d'Orléans, CNRS UMR 7311, Rue de Chartres, 45067 Orléans, France
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Studies over the past decade have helped to decipher molecular networks dependent on Toll-like receptor (TLR) signaling, in mycobacteria-infected macrophages. Stimulation of TLRs by mycobacteria and their antigenic components rapidly induces intracellular signaling cascades involved in the activation of nuclear factor-κB and mitogen-activated protein kinase pathways, which play important roles in orchestrating proinflammatory responses and innate defense through generation of a variety of antimicrobial effector molecules. Recent studies have provided evidence that mycobacterial TLR-signaling cross talks with other intracellular antimicrobial innate pathways, the autophagy process and functional vitamin D receptor (VDR) signaling. In this article we describe recent advances in the recognition, responses, and regulation of mycobacterial signaling through TLRs.
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- Joyoti Basu
- Department of Chemistry, Bose Institute Kolkata, India
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Vitamin D and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. VITAMIN D AND THE LUNG 2012. [PMCID: PMC7121988 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-61779-888-7_11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Vitamin D is an important regulator of calcium and bone homeostasis. It is also involved in the regulation of different genes and cellular functions, particularly in the context of inflammation, regeneration and immune control. Conversely, vitamin D deficiency which is often found in chronic, infectious and inflammatory diseases is thought to drive or enhance uncontrolled inflammation. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation of the airways most often because of cigarette smoking. It has been recognized that repetitive airway infections and systemic consequences or co-morbidities also contribute to the progressive nature of COPD. Vitamin D deficiency is known to sneak in from the early stages of COPD, to become highly prevalent at the more severe stages, and may thereby catalyse airway infection, inflammation and systemic consequences. Undoubtedly, vitamin D deficiency enhances bone resorption and osteoporosis in COPD for which appropriate vitamin D supplementation is recommended. However, conflicting evidence has emerged on the extra-calcemic effects of vitamin D in COPD. A recent intervention trial with high-dose supplementation in COPD was only able to reduce exacerbation frequency in the subgroup of patients with lowest baseline vitamin D levels. It confirms that severe vitamin D deficiency is a health hazard but that more clinical and experimental studies are needed to explore how vitamin D deficiency may affect airway biology and systemic effects in the context of smoke-induced lung diseases.
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Maeda Y, Tamura T, Fukutomi Y, Mukai T, Kai M, Makino M. A lipopeptide facilitate induction of Mycobacterium leprae killing in host cells. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011; 5:e1401. [PMID: 22132248 PMCID: PMC3222628 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2011] [Accepted: 10/06/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Little is known of the direct microbicidal activity of T cells in leprosy, so a lipopeptide consisting of the N-terminal 13 amino acids lipopeptide (LipoK) of a 33-kD lipoprotein of Mycobacterium leprae, was synthesized. LipoK activated M. leprae infected human dendritic cells (DCs) to induce the production of IL-12. These activated DCs stimulated autologous CD4+ or CD8+ T cells towards type 1 immune response by inducing interferon-gamma secretion. T cell proliferation was also evident from the CFSE labeling of target CD4+ or CD8+ T cells. The direct microbicidal activity of T cells in the control of M. leprae multiplication is not well understood. The present study showed significant production of granulysin, granzyme B and perforin from these activated CD4+ and CD8+ T cells when stimulated with LipoK activated, M. leprae infected DCs. Assessment of the viability of M. leprae in DCs indicated LipoK mediated T cell-dependent killing of M. leprae. Remarkably, granulysin as well as granzyme B could directly kill M. leprae in vitro. Our results provide evidence that LipoK could facilitate M. leprae killing through the production of effector molecules granulysin and granzyme B in T cells.
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- Yumi Maeda
- Department of Mycobacteriology, Leprosy Research Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan.
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Understanding the interaction of Lipoarabinomannan with membrane mimetic architectures. Tuberculosis (Edinb) 2011; 92:38-47. [PMID: 22033469 DOI: 10.1016/j.tube.2011.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2011] [Revised: 09/06/2011] [Accepted: 09/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Lipoarabinomannan (LAM) is a critical virulence factor in the pathogenesis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis. LAM is secreted in urine and serum from infected patients and is being studied as a potential diagnostic indicator for the disease. Herein, we present a novel ultra-sensitive and specific detection strategy for monomeric LAM based on its amphiphilic nature and consequent interaction with supported lipid bilayers. Our strategy involves the capture of LAM on waveguides functionalized with membrane mimetic architectures, followed by detection with a fluorescently labeled polyclonal antibody. This approach offers ultra-sensitive detection of lipoarabinomannan (10 fM, within 15 min) and may be extended to other amphiphilic markers. We also show that chemical deacylation of LAM completely abrogates its association with the supported lipid bilayers. The loss of signal using the waveguide assay for deacylated LAM, as well as atomic force microscopy (AFM) images that show no change in height upon addition of deacylated LAM support this hypothesis. Mass spectrometry of chemically deacylated LAM indicates the presence of LAM-specific carbohydrate chains, which maintain antigenicity in immunoassays. Further, we have developed the first three-dimensional structural model of mannose-capped LAM that provides insights into the orientation of LAM on supported lipid bilayers.
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The non-canonical Wnt/Ca(2+) signaling cascade is less characterized than their canonical counterpart, the Wnt/β-catenin pathway. The non-canonical Wnt signaling pathways are diverse, defined as planer cell polarity pathway, Wnt-RAP1 signaling pathway, Wnt-Ror2 signaling pathway, Wnt-PKA pathway, Wnt-GSK3MT pathway, Wnt-aPKC pathway, Wnt-RYK pathway, Wnt-mTOR pathway, and Wnt/calcium signaling pathway. All these pathways exhibit a considerable degree of overlap between them. The Wnt/Ca(2+) signaling pathway was deciphered as a crucial mediator in development. However, now there is substantial evidence that the signaling cascade is involved in many other molecular phenomena. Many aspects of Wnt/Ca(2+) pathway are yet enigmatic. This review will give a brief overview of the fundamental and evolving concepts of the Wnt/Ca(2+) signaling pathway.
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- Antara De
- Crystallography and Molecular Biology Division, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata, India.
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Simon M, Scherlock J, Duthie MS, Ribeiro de Jesus A. Clinical, immunological, and genetic aspects in leprosy. Drug Dev Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ddr.20457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Herr C, Greulich T, Koczulla RA, Meyer S, Zakharkina T, Branscheidt M, Eschmann R, Bals R. The role of vitamin D in pulmonary disease: COPD, asthma, infection, and cancer. Respir Res 2011; 12:31. [PMID: 21418564 PMCID: PMC3071319 DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-12-31] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/03/2010] [Accepted: 03/18/2011] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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The role of vitamin D (VitD) in calcium and bone homeostasis is well described. In the last years, it has been recognized that in addition to this classical function, VitD modulates a variety of processes and regulatory systems including host defense, inflammation, immunity, and repair. VitD deficiency appears to be frequent in industrialized countries. Especially patients with lung diseases have often low VitD serum levels. Epidemiological data indicate that low levels of serum VitD is associated with impaired pulmonary function, increased incidence of inflammatory, infectious or neoplastic diseases. Several lung diseases, all inflammatory in nature, may be related to activities of VitD including asthma, COPD and cancer. The exact mechanisms underlying these data are unknown, however, VitD appears to impact on the function of inflammatory and structural cells, including dendritic cells, lymphocytes, monocytes, and epithelial cells. This review summarizes the knowledge on the classical and newly discovered functions of VitD, the molecular and cellular mechanism of action and the available data on the relationship between lung disease and VitD status.
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- Christian Herr
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division for Pulmonary Diseases, Philipps-Universtät Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Pulmonology, University of the Saarland, 66421 Homburg Saar, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division for Pulmonary Diseases, Philipps-Universtät Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division for Pulmonary Diseases, Philipps-Universtät Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology & Diabetology, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division for Pulmonary Diseases, Philipps-Universtät Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Pulmonology, University of the Saarland, 66421 Homburg Saar, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division for Pulmonary Diseases, Philipps-Universtät Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division for Pulmonary Diseases, Philipps-Universtät Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division for Pulmonary Diseases, Philipps-Universtät Marburg, 35043 Marburg, Germany
- Department of Pulmonology, University of the Saarland, 66421 Homburg Saar, Germany
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Modulation of cell death by M. tuberculosis as a strategy for pathogen survival. Clin Dev Immunol 2011; 2011:678570. [PMID: 21253484 PMCID: PMC3022200 DOI: 10.1155/2011/678570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Accepted: 11/27/2010] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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It has been clearly demonstrated that in vitro, virulent M. tuberculosis can favor necrosis over apoptosis in infected macrophages, and this has been suggested as a mechanism for evading the host immune response. We recently reported that an effect consistent with this hypothesis could be observed in cells from the blood of TB patients, and in this paper, we review what is known about evasion strategies employed by M. tuberculosis and in particular consider the possible interaction of the apoptosis-inhibiting effects of M. tuberculosis infection with another factor (IL-4) whose expression is thought to play a role in the failure to control M. tuberculosis infection. It has been noted that IL-4 may exacerbate TNF-α-induced pathology, though the mechanism remains unexplained. Since pathology in TB typically involves inflammatory aggregates around infected cells, where TNF-α plays an important role, we predicted that IL-4 would inhibit the ability of cells to remove M. tuberculosis by apoptosis of infected cells, through the extrinsic pathway, which is activated by TNF-α. Infection of human monocytic cells with mycobacteria in vitro, in the presence of IL-4, appears to promote necrosis over apoptosis in infected cells—a finding consistent with its suggested role as a factor in pathology during M. tuberculosis infection.
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Neumann J, Schaale K, Farhat K, Endermann T, Ulmer AJ, Ehlers S, Reiling N. Frizzled1 is a marker of inflammatory macrophages, and its ligand Wnt3a is involved in reprogramming Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected macrophages. FASEB J 2010; 24:4599-612. [PMID: 20667980 DOI: 10.1096/fj.10-160994] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Wnt/Frizzled signaling, essential for embryonic development, has also recently been implicated in the modulation of inflammatory processes. In the current study, we observed a reciprocal regulation of the Toll-like receptor (TLR)/nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) and the Wnt/β-catenin pathway after aerosol infection of mice with Mycobacterium tuberculosis: whereas proinflammatory mediators were substantially increased, β-catenin signaling was significantly reduced. A systematic screen of Fzd homologs in infected mice identified Fzd1 mRNA to be significantly up-regulated during the course of infection. In vitro infection of murine macrophages led to a strong induction of Fzd1 that was dependent on TLRs, the myeloid differentiation response gene 88 (MyD88), and a functional NF-κB pathway. Flow cytometry demonstrated an elevated Fzd1 expression on macrophages in response to M. tuberculosis that was synergistically enhanced in the presence of IFN-γ. Addition of the Fzd1 ligand Wnt3a induced Wnt/β-catenin signaling in murine macrophages that was inhibited in the presence of a soluble Fzd1/Fc fusion protein. Furthermore, Wnt3a reduced TNF release, suggesting that Wnt3a promotes anti-inflammatory functions in murine macrophages. The current data support the notion that evolutionarily conserved Wnt/Fzd signaling is involved in balancing the inflammatory response to microbial stimulation of innate immune cells of vertebrate origin.
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- Jan Neumann
- Division of Microbial Interface Biology, Research Center Borstel, Borstel, Germany
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Regulation of antigen presentation by Mycobacterium tuberculosis: a role for Toll-like receptors. Nat Rev Microbiol 2010; 8:296-307. [PMID: 20234378 DOI: 10.1038/nrmicro2321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 282] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis survives in antigen-presenting cells (APCs) such as macrophages and dendritic cells. APCs present antigens in association with major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class II molecules to stimulate CD4(+) T cells, and this process is essential to contain M. tuberculosis infection. Immune evasion allows M. tuberculosis to establish persistent or latent infection in macrophages and results in Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2)-dependent inhibition of MHC class II transactivator expression, MHC class II molecule expression and antigen presentation. This reduction of antigen presentation might reflect a general mechanism of negative-feedback regulation that prevents excessive T cell-mediated inflammation and that M. tuberculosis has subverted to create a niche for survival in infected macrophages and evasion of recognition by CD4(+) T cells.
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Balboa L, Romero MM, Yokobori N, Schierloh P, Geffner L, Basile JI, Musella RM, Abbate E, Barrera S, Sasiain MC, Alemán M. Mycobacterium tuberculosis
impairs dendritic cell response by altering CD1b, DC‐SIGN and MR profile. Immunol Cell Biol 2010; 88:716-26. [DOI: 10.1038/icb.2010.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Luciana Balboa
- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Servicio de Tisioneumonología, Hospital Muñiz Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Servicio de Tisioneumonología, Hospital Muñiz Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina Buenos Aires Argentina
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Hematológicas, Academia Nacional de Medicina Buenos Aires Argentina
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Taype CA, Shamsuzzaman S, Accinelli RA, Espinoza JR, Shaw MA. Genetic susceptibility to different clinical forms of tuberculosis in the Peruvian population. INFECTION GENETICS AND EVOLUTION 2010; 10:495-504. [PMID: 20188863 DOI: 10.1016/j.meegid.2010.02.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2009] [Revised: 02/18/2010] [Accepted: 02/18/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Racial variation, twin studies, segregation analyses, linkage and association studies all suggest that genetic factors play an important role in predisposition to tuberculosis. Many previous studies have been performed with pulmonary TB patients, as the most prevalent form of clinical TB (nearly 95%), and very few of them have considered extrapulmonary TB. The present study evaluates the effects of variation in eight candidate genes (LTA, TNF, IL1B, IL1RN, IL10, TGFB1, TIRAP and P2X7) with pulmonary, pleural, miliary and other extrapulmonary forms of TB in a Peruvian population from the North of Lima. 626 TB cases and 513 healthy controls were enrolled in this study. LTA(+368) and IL10(-592) were associated with different clinical forms of TB (P<0.05). LTA(+368) genotype A/A was protective for pleural TB, LTA(+368) G/A was correlated with susceptibility to miliary TB. Genotypes A/A and G/A were associated with protection and susceptibility respectively when considering all extrapulmonary TB forms versus either healthy controls or pulmonary TB patients. Carriers of IL10(-592)*C were under-represented among those with pulmonary TB and all TB forms (P<0.001). IL10(-1082)-IL10(-592) haplotypes showed different distributions among patients with pulmonary TB and all TB forms (P<0.01) when compared to healthy controls. In addition, IL10(-1082)-IL10(-592) haplotypes showed differences between pleural, miliary and all forms of extrapulmonary TB when compared with pulmonary TB (P<0.05). All findings are consistent with an under-representation of the IL10(-1082)*A-IL10(-592)*A haplotype in pulmonary TB patients. These results suggest that the polymorphisms LTA(+368) and IL10(-592), or variants in strong linkage disequilibrium, variably affect susceptibility to the differing clinical forms of TB in Peruvians.
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- C A Taype
- Institute of Integrative and Comparative Biology, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds, UK.
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Zhao Y, Zhang S, Jiang L, Jiang J, Liu H. Preventive effects of Schistosoma japonicum ova on trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid-induced colitis and bacterial translocation in mice. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2009; 24:1775-80. [PMID: 20136961 DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1746.2009.05986.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate the preventive effects of Schistosoma japonicum ova on trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid (TNBS)-induced colitis and bacterial translocation in mice. METHODS BALB/c mice were randomly divided into three groups: control group; TNBS(+)Ova(-) group; and TNBS(+)Ova(+) group. Mice of the TNBS(+)Ova(+) group were exposed to 10 000 freeze-killed S. japonicum ova by i.p. injection on day 1 and day 11. On day 15, mice were challenged with TNBS to induce colitis. The following variables were assessed: colon pathological changes; serum expression of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), gamma-interferon (IFN-gamma) and interleukin-10 (IL-10); expression of Toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in colon; IFN-gamma, IL-10 and TLR4 mRNA expression in colon; and the bacterial translocation rate. RESULTS Compared to TNBS(+)Ova(-) group, the colonic inflammation in the TNBS(+)Ova(+) group were relieved. A highly significant elevation of IFN-gamma and TNF-alpha were observed in the TNBS-induced colitis group. After exposure to the eggs, IFN-gamma was significantly decreased, while TNF-alpha was similar to that of the TNBS(+)ova(-) group. No obvious variation was seen in IL-10 expression in TNBS-induced colitis, compared to the controls. Exposure to the eggs led to a significant upregulation of IL-10 expression. TLR4 expression was elevated after injected with TNBS and was downregulated in the eggs group. Less intestinal bacterial translocation frequency was observed when exposed to eggs. CONCLUSION S. japonicum ova can prevent the TNBS-induced colitis and reduce the bacterial translocation frequency in mice. The mechanisms were supposed to be due to the regulation of T-helper cell 1/2 balance and TLR4 expression.
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- Yuan Zhao
- ZhongShan Hospital, Fudan University, Gastroenterology, Shanghai, China
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Biomarker changes associated with Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) conversion: a two-year longitudinal follow-up study in exposed household contacts. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7444. [PMID: 19826490 PMCID: PMC2758599 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2009] [Accepted: 09/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Background A high prevalence (50–80%) of Tuberculin Skin Test Positivity (TST+ ≥10 mm indurations) has been reported in TB endemic countries. This pool forms a huge reservoir for new incident TB cases. However, immune biomarkers associated with TST conversion are largely unknown. The objective of this study was to identify immune biomarkers associated with TST conversion after acute Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) exposure. Methodology/Principal Findings A 24 month longitudinal study was carried out in a recently MTB exposed cohort of household contacts (HC = 93; 75% TST+). Control group consisted of unexposed community controls (EC = 59; 46%TST+). Cytokine secretion was assessed in whole blood cultures in response to either mycobacterial culture filtrate (CF) antigens or mitogens (PHA or LPS) using Elisa methodology. Compared to the EC group, the HC group at recruitment (Kruskal-Wallis Test) showed significantly suppressed IFN γ (p = 0.0001), raised IL-10 (p = 0.0005) and raised TNF α (p = 0.001) in response to CF irrespective of their TST status. Seventeen TST-HC, showed TST conversion when retested at 6 months. Post TST conversion (paired t tests) significant increases were observed for CF induced IFN γ (p = 0.038), IL-10 (p = 0.001) and IL-6 (p = 0.006). Cytokine responses were also compared in the exposed HC group with either recent infection [(TST converters (N = 17)] or previous infection [TST+ HC (N = 54)] at 0, 6, 12 and 24 months using ANOVA on repeated measures. Significant differences between the exposed HC groups were noted only at 6 months. CF induced IFN γ was higher in previously infected HC group (p = 0.038) while IL-10 was higher in recently infected HC group (p = 0.041). Mitogen induced cytokine secretion showed similar differences for different group. Conclusions/Significance Our results suggest that TST conversion is associated with early increases in IFN γ and IL-10 responses and precedes latency by several months post exposure.
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Bourgarit A, Carcelain G, Samri A, Parizot C, Lafaurie M, Abgrall S, Delcey V, Vicaut E, Sereni D, Autran B. Tuberculosis-associated immune restoration syndrome in HIV-1-infected patients involves tuberculin-specific CD4 Th1 cells and KIR-negative gammadelta T cells. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2009; 183:3915-23. [PMID: 19726768 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.0804020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Tuberculosis (TB)-associated immune restoration syndrome (IRS) is a frequent event (10 to 30%) in HIV-1-infected patients receiving antiretroviral treatment and is associated with an increased number of IFN-gamma-producing tuberculin-specific cells. To further understand the immune mechanisms of TB-IRS and to identify predictive factors, we prospectively analyzed the Th1 and TCRgammadelta T cells known to be involved in mycobacterial defenses and dendritic cells at baseline and after antiretroviral and TB treatment in 24 HIV-1(+) patients, 11 with and 13 without IRS. At baseline, these two groups differed by significantly lower proportions of TCRgammadelta and Vdelta2(+) T cells displaying the inhibitory receptors CD94/NKG2 and CD158ah,b in IRS patients. The two groups did not differ in the baseline characteristics of CD8 or CD4 T cells or TLR-2 expression on monocytes or myeloid/plasmacytoid dendritic cells. During IRS, the increase in tuberculin-specific IFN-gamma-producing cells involved only highly activated effector memory multifunctional (IFN-gamma(+)TNF-alpha(+)IL-2(-)) CD4 T cells, whereas activated HLA-DR(+) CD4(+) T cells also increased during IRS. In contrast, dendritic cells decreased significantly during IRS and there were no changes in TLR-2 expression. Finally, the Vdelta2(+) T cells, mostly killer Ig-related receptor (KIR) (CD94/NKG2(-) and CD158(-)), significantly peaked during IRS but not in non-IRS patients. In conclusion, IRS is associated with an increase in the number of activated tuberculin-specific effector memory CD4 T cells and of KIR(-)Vdelta2(+) TCRgammadelta(+) T cells. Higher proportions of Vdelta2(+)TCRgammadelta(+) T cells lacking KIR expression are present as baseline and distinguish patients who will develop IRS from those who will not.
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- Anne Bourgarit
- Laboratory of Cellular Immunology, INSERM, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris, France
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Doz E, Rose S, Court N, Front S, Vasseur V, Charron S, Gilleron M, Puzo G, Fremaux I, Delneste Y, Erard F, Ryffel B, Martin OR, Quesniaux VFJ. Mycobacterial phosphatidylinositol mannosides negatively regulate host Toll-like receptor 4, MyD88-dependent proinflammatory cytokines, and TRIF-dependent co-stimulatory molecule expression. J Biol Chem 2009; 284:23187-96. [PMID: 19561082 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.037846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis modulates host immune responses through proteins and complex glycolipids. Here, we report that the glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor phosphatidyl-myo-inositol hexamannosides PIM(6) or PIM(2) exert potent anti-inflammatory activities. PIM strongly inhibited the Toll-like receptor (TLR4) and myeloid differentiation protein 88 (MyD88)-mediated release of NO, cytokines, and chemokines, including tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin 12 (IL-12) p40, IL-6, keratinocyte-derived chemokine, and also IL-10 by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages. This effect was independent of the presence of TLR2. PIM also reduced the LPS-induced MyD88-independent, TIR domain-containing adaptor protein inducing interferon beta (TRIF)-mediated expression of co-stimulatory receptors. PIM inhibited LPS/TLR4-induced NFkappaB translocation. Synthetic PIM(1) and a PIM(2) mimetic recapitulated these in vitro activities and inhibited endotoxin-induced airway inflammation, TNF and keratinocyte-derived chemokine secretion, and neutrophil recruitment in vivo. Mannosyl, two acyl chains, and phosphatidyl residues are essential for PIM anti-inflammatory activity, whereas the inosityl moiety is dispensable. Therefore, PIM exert potent antiinflammatory effects both in vitro and in vivo that may contribute to the strategy developed by mycobacteria for repressing the host innate immunity, and synthetic PIM analogs represent powerful anti-inflammatory leads.
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- Emilie Doz
- Orleans University and CNRS, Molecular Immunology and Embryology, UMR6218, France
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Dietrich J, Doherty TM. Interaction of Mycobacterium tuberculosis with the host: consequences for vaccine development. APMIS 2009; 117:440-57. [PMID: 19400867 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2009.02458.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (TB), remains a major worldwide health problem that causes more than 2 million deaths annually. In addition, an estimated 2 billion people are latently infected with M. tuberculosis. The bacterium is one of the oldest human pathogens and has evolved complex strategies for survival. Therefore, to be successful in the high endemic regions, any future TB vaccine strategy will have to be tailored in accordance with the resulting complexity of the TB infection and anti-mycobacterial immune response. In this review, we will discuss what is presently known about the interaction of M. tuberculosis with the immune system, and how this knowledge is used in new and more advanced vaccine strategies.
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- Jes Dietrich
- Department of Infectious Disease Immunology, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Oh HJ, Shin KS. Toll-like receptor 2 expression on monocytes from patients with BCG vaccine-associated suppurative lymphadenitis. KOREAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS 2009. [DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2009.52.6.667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Hyun Joo Oh
- Department of Pediatrics, Cheju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Cheju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea
- Institute of Medical Science, Cheju National University, Jeju, Korea
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Expression of phospholipases A2 in primary human lung macrophages: role of cytosolic phospholipase A2-alpha in arachidonic acid release and platelet activating factor synthesis. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids 2008; 1791:92-102. [PMID: 19130898 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbalip.2008.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2008] [Revised: 11/24/2008] [Accepted: 12/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Macrophages are a major source of lipid mediators in the human lung. Expression and contribution of cytosolic (cPLA(2)) and secreted phospholipases A(2) (sPLA(2)) to the generation of lipid mediators in human macrophages are unclear. We investigated the expression and role of different PLA(2)s in the production of lipid mediators in primary human lung macrophages. Macrophages express the alpha, but not the zeta isoform of group IV and group VIA cPLA(2) (iPLA(2)). Two structurally-divergent inhibitors of group IV cPLA(2) completely block arachidonic acid release by macrophages in response to non-physiological (Ca(2+) ionophores and phorbol esters) and physiological agonists (lipopolysaccharide and Mycobacterium protein derivative). These inhibitors also reduce by 70% the synthesis of platelet-activating factor by activated macrophages. Among the full set of human sPLA(2)s, macrophages express group IIA, IID, IIE, IIF, V, X and XIIA, but not group IB and III enzymes. Me-Indoxam, a potent and cell impermeable inhibitor of several sPLA(2)s, has no effect on arachidonate release or platelet-activating factor production. Agonist-induced exocytosis is not influenced by cPLA(2) inhibitors at concentrations that block arachidonic acid release. Our results indicate that human macrophages express cPLA(2)-alpha, iPLA(2) and several sPLA(2)s. Cytosolic PLA(2)-alpha is the major enzyme responsible for lipid mediator production in human macrophages.
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Lee WI, Liang FC, Huang JL, Jaing TH, Wang CH, Lin TY, Huang YC, Huang WL, Jou R, Hsieh MY, Chia JH, Wu TL. Immunologic Analysis of HIV-Uninfected Taiwanese Children with BCG-Induced Disease. J Clin Immunol 2008; 29:319-29. [DOI: 10.1007/s10875-008-9265-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2008] [Accepted: 11/17/2008] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Allenspach EJ, Lemos MP, Porrett PM, Turka LA, Laufer TM. Migratory and lymphoid-resident dendritic cells cooperate to efficiently prime naive CD4 T cells. Immunity 2008; 29:795-806. [PMID: 18951047 DOI: 10.1016/j.immuni.2008.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 144] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2008] [Revised: 07/31/2008] [Accepted: 08/19/2008] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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To initiate an adaptive immune response, rare antigen-specific naive CD4(+) T cells must interact with equally rare dendritic cells (DCs) bearing cognate peptide-major histocompatibility complex (MHC) complexes. Lymph nodes (LNs) draining the site of antigen entry are populated by lymphoid-resident DCs as well as DCs that have immigrated from tissues, although the requirement for each population in initiating the T cell response remains unclear. Here, we show that antigen processing and presentation by both lymphoid-resident and migratory DCs was required for clonal selection and expansion of CD4(+) T cells after subcutaneous immunization. Early antigen presentation by lymphoid-resident DCs initiated activation and trapping of antigen-specific T cells in the draining LN, without sufficing for clonal expansion. Migratory DCs, however, interacted with the CD4(+) T cells retained in the LN to induce proliferation. Therefore, distinct DC subsets cooperate to alert and trap the appropriate cell and then license its expansion and differentiation.
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- Eric J Allenspach
- Immunology Graduate Group, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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Chiba A, Dascher CC, Besra GS, Brenner MB. Rapid NKT Cell Responses Are Self-Terminating during the Course of Microbial Infection. THE JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY 2008; 181:2292-302. [DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.181.4.2292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review summarizes recently described actions of 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D beyond its function in calcium homeostasis and bone metabolism. RECENT FINDINGS 1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D stimulates the innate immune system, facilitating the clearance of infections such as tuberculosis. Hypovitaminosis D has been associated with several autoimmune disorders, various malignancies, and cardiovascular risk factors in a number of recent epidemiologic reports. Based on these observational reports, vitamin D and its analogues are being evaluated for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions, with early findings showing mixed results. SUMMARY The broad tissue distribution of the 25-hydroxyvitamin D 1alpha-hydroxylase enzyme and the vitamin D receptor establish a role for 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D in the pathophysiology of various disease states and provide new therapeutic targets for vitamin D and its analogues.
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- Naim M Maalouf
- Charles and Jane Pak Center of Mineral Metabolism and Clinical Research, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390-8885, USA.
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Woo SR, Czuprynski CJ. Tactics of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis for intracellular survival in mononuclear phagocytes. J Vet Sci 2008; 9:1-8. [PMID: 18296882 PMCID: PMC2839103 DOI: 10.4142/jvs.2008.9.1.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Johne's disease is a condition that refers to chronic granulomatous enteritis in ruminants. It is believed that survival and replication of Mycobacterium (M.) paratuberculosis in mononuclear phagocytes plays an important role in the pathogenesis of Johne's disease. However, it is not clear how M. paratuberculosis survives for long time periods in mononuclear phagocytes, nor is it clear which factors trigger multiplication of these bacilli and result in the development of Johne's disease. Investigating the intracellular fate of M. paratuberculosis is challenging because of its very slow growth (more than two months to form visible colonies on media). Existing animal models also have limitations. Despite those obstacles, there has been progress in understanding the intracellular survival tactics of M. paratuberculosis and the host response against them. In this review, we compare known aspects of the intracellular survival tactics of M. paratuberculosis with those of other mycobacterial species, and consider possible mycobactericidal mechanisms of mononuclear phagocytes.
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- Seng Ryong Woo
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Tumor necrosis factor blockade in chronic murine tuberculosis enhances granulomatous inflammation and disorganizes granulomas in the lungs. Infect Immun 2008; 76:916-26. [PMID: 18212087 DOI: 10.1128/iai.01011-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) is a prototypic proinflammatory cytokine that contributes significantly to the development of immunopathology in various disease states. A complication of TNF blockade therapy, which is used increasingly for the treatment of chronic inflammatory diseases, is the reactivation of latent tuberculosis. This study used a low-dose aerogenic model of murine tuberculosis to analyze the effect of TNF neutralization on disease progression in mice with chronic tuberculous infections. Histological, immunohistochemical, and flow cytometric analyses of Mycobacterium tuberculosis-infected lung tissues revealed that the neutralization of TNF results in marked disorganization of the tuberculous granuloma, as demonstrated by the dissolution of the previously described B-cell-macrophage unit in granulomatous tissues as well as by increased inflammatory cell infiltration. Quantitative gene expression studies using laser capture microdissected granulomatous lung tissues revealed that TNF blockade in mice chronically infected with M. tuberculosis leads to the enhanced expression of specific proinflammatory molecules. Collectively, these studies have provided evidence suggesting that in the chronic phase of M. tuberculosis infection, TNF is essential for maintaining the structure of the tuberculous granuloma and may regulate the granulomatous response by exerting an anti-inflammatory effect through modulation of the expression of proinflammatory mediators.
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Wang B, Henao-Tamayo M, Harton M, Ordway D, Shanley C, Basaraba RJ, Orme IM. A Toll-like receptor-2-directed fusion protein vaccine against tuberculosis. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2007; 14:902-6. [PMID: 17616633 PMCID: PMC1951063 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00077-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A fusion protein designated CSU-F36 was constructed that consisted of acylated Rv1411, a potent Toll-like receptor-2 agonist, fused to ESAT-6, a well-characterized immunogenic protein from Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The CSU-F36 fusion protein strongly induced interleukin 12 secretion from macrophages and induced the increased accumulation of CD4 T cells capable of secreting gamma interferon in the lungs of infected mice. These mice were significantly protected from low-dose aerosol challenge with M. tuberculosis, even with CSU-F36 delivered in a simple depot material. This "natural adjuvant"-containing system could potentially bypass the need for more expensive TH1-inducing adjuvants and could be applied to many mycobacterial proteins to provide effective and cheap new vaccines against tuberculosis.
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MESH Headings
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/metabolism
- Adjuvants, Immunologic/pharmacology
- Animals
- Antigens, Bacterial/genetics
- Antigens, Bacterial/immunology
- Antigens, Bacterial/metabolism
- BCG Vaccine/immunology
- BCG Vaccine/pharmacology
- Interleukin-12/immunology
- Lung/immunology
- Lung/pathology
- Mice
- Mice, Inbred C57BL
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis/immunology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/genetics
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/immunology
- Recombinant Fusion Proteins/metabolism
- Toll-Like Receptor 2/agonists
- Toll-Like Receptor 2/immunology
- Toll-Like Receptor 2/metabolism
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/immunology
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/pathology
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/prevention & control
- Vaccines, Synthetic/genetics
- Vaccines, Synthetic/immunology
- Vaccines, Synthetic/pharmacology
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- Baolin Wang
- Mycobacteria Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Méndez-Samperio P, Belmont L, Miranda E. Mycobacterium bovis BCG Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 cooperation increases the innate epithelial immune response. Arch Med Res 2007; 39:33-9. [PMID: 18067993 DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2007.06.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2007] [Accepted: 06/11/2007] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although CXCL8 is known to be important both in enhancing local antimycobacterial activity and in driving recruitment of leukocyte subsets during inflammatory processes, little information is known about the relationship between transcriptional upregulation of the Mycobacterium bovis BCG-induced CXCL8 secretion and TLR signaling. METHODS Phosphorylation of ERK1/2 was analyzed by immunoblot analysis. The levels of immunoreactive CXCL8 were measured with cytokine-specific commercial ELISA kits. By using antibodies against both TLR2 and TLR4, the levels of CXCL8 mRNA were determined by RT-PCR. RESULTS In this study, we found that the inhibition of TLR2 significantly, and that of TLR4 partially, decreased the ERK1/2 activation and the subsequent CXCL8 secretion induced by the M. bovis BCG when neutralizing antibodies to TLR2 or TLR4 were applied to human epithelial cells. Moreover, it is important to note that the levels of CXCL8 secretion and mRNA were markedly (94%) reduced by functional blocking of both TLR2 and TLR4. Under the same conditions, control stimulation with TLR4 (LPS) was markedly blocked with an anti-TLR4 antibody. Finally, when ERK1/2 activity was inhibited in TLR2- or TLR4-expressing cells, M. bovis BCG-dependent CXCL8 production resulted in a significant inhibition. CONCLUSIONS Together these results suggest that the M. bovis BCG, acting through both TLR2 and TLR4, induces the activation of the ERK1/2 MAPK pathway, which in turn plays a major role in CXCL8 secretion.
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- Patricia Méndez-Samperio
- Departamento de Inmunología, Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, (IPN), México, D.F., México.
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Induction of different types of adaptive immune responses depending on the nature of antigens and the environmental context is crucial to cope with a variety of pathogens and concurrently to avoid pathological reaction to self antigens. Recent studies have been elucidating that the diversity of immune responses is critically controlled by dendritic cells (DCs). Two DC subsets have been identified in humans: myeloid DCs and plasmacytoid DCs. The DC subsets induce different types of adaptive immune responses depending on environmental factors. Interleukin (IL)-12 from myeloid DCs is a dominant factor for the induction of a Th1 response, whereas OX40 ligand on myeloid DCs is important for the induction of a Th2 response. Furthermore, inducible costimulator (ICOS) ligand on plasmacytoid DCs is critical for the induction of IL-10-producing regulatory T cells. Elucidating cellular and molecular mechanisms by which functions of the two DC subsets are modulated will lead to understanding the pathogenesis of various immune-related diseases and to developing novel immunological therapies.
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- Norimitsu Kadowaki
- Department of Hematology and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
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Doz E, Rose S, Nigou J, Gilleron M, Puzo G, Erard F, Ryffel B, Quesniaux VFJ. Acylation determines the toll-like receptor (TLR)-dependent positive versus TLR2-, mannose receptor-, and SIGNR1-independent negative regulation of pro-inflammatory cytokines by mycobacterial lipomannan. J Biol Chem 2007; 282:26014-25. [PMID: 17617634 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m702690200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis lipomannans (LMs) modulate the host innate immune response. The total fraction of Mycobacterium bovis BCG LM was shown both to induce macrophage activation and pro-inflammatory cytokines through Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR2) and to inhibit pro-inflammatory cytokine production by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-activated macrophages through a TLR2-independent pathway. The pro-inflammatory activity was attributed to tri- and tetra-acylated forms of BCG LM but not the mono- and di-acylated ones. Here, we further characterize the negative activities of M. bovis BCG LM on primary murine macrophage activation. We show that di-acylated LMs exhibit a potent inhibitory effect on cytokine and NO secretion by LPS-activated macrophages. The inhibitory activity of mycobacterial mannose-capped lipoarabino-mannans on human phagocytes was previously attributed to their binding to the C-type lectins mannose receptor or specific intracellular adhesion molecule-3 grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN). However, we found that di-acylated LM inhibition of LPS-induced tumor necrosis factor secretion by murine macrophages was independent of TLR2, mannose receptor, or the murine ortholog SIGNR1. We further determined that tri-acyl-LM, an agonist of TLR2/TLR1, promoted interleukin-12 p40 and NO secretion through the adaptor proteins MyD88 and TIRAP, whereas the fraction containing tetra-acylated LM activated macrophages in a MyD88-dependent fashion, mostly through TLR4. TLR4-dependent pro-inflammatory activity was also seen with M. tuberculosis LM, composed mostly of tri-acylated LM, suggesting that acylation degree per se might not be sufficient to determine TLR2 versus TLR4 usage. Therefore, LM acylation pattern determines the anti-inflammatory versus pro-inflammatory effects of LM through different pattern recognition receptors or signaling pathways and may represent an additional mean of regulating the host innate immunity by mycobacteria.
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- Emilie Doz
- Orleans University and CNRS, Molecular Immunology and Embryology, UMR6218, 45071 Orléans, France
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